Latin America
Wed, 26 May 2021 08:30:00 GMTBolivia's economy grows 5.3% in between January and April 2021
Economic activity in Bolivia has grown 5.3% from January to April 2021, according to The Global Index of Economic Activity (IGAE), Economy Minister Marcelo Montenegro announced Tuesday.
Wed, 26 May 2021 08:24:00 GMTCovid-19 deals 10-year setback to Latin America income levels, IMF top official says
The International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s Director of the Western Hemisphere Department Alejandro Werner has said that the current coronavirus pandemic will result in a 10-year setback to the income levels of the region.
Wed, 26 May 2021 08:17:00 GMTMoscow reacts to claims by Colombian Minister that Russia was behind the ongoing political unrest
Russia's Foreign Ministry summoned Colombian ambassador Alfonso Lopez Caballero following remarks by Bogotá's Defense Minister Diego Molano, who claimed that Moscow was behind "cyberattacks” linked to the political unrest th...
Wed, 26 May 2021 08:06:00 GMTAlleged Shining Path attack leaves 18 dead in Peru
A terrorist attack allegedly perpetrated by a column of the Shining Path group has left at least 18 dead in the Peruvian province of Satipo, in the Junín region, in the jungle Valley of the Apurímac, Ene and Mantaro rivers, i...
Wed, 26 May 2021 07:17:00 GMTBiden administration decided to keep Cuba in the “bad boys” list
Cuba complained that the Biden administration has continued the policies of former U.S. President Donald Trump against Havana with a decision to maintain a Trump-era determination that it is not fully cooperating in the fight a...
Tue, 25 May 2021 09:30:00 GMTChile's “mobility pass” has an impact on stock exchange and possibly on hosting Copa America
The Government of Chile is working on the development of a so-called “mobility pass” which would grant people already vaccinated against covid-19 greater levels of freedom and mobility within their communes and allow travel...
Tue, 25 May 2021 09:06:00 GMTConservative Guillermo Lasso is sworn in as Ecuador's new president
Businessman, banker and centre-right conservative politician Guillermo Lasso has been sworn in as Ecuador's new President Monday for the next four years, in a ceremony held at the National Assembly in Quito.
Tue, 25 May 2021 09:03:00 GMTChile and Bolivia go back to negotiating table in Ecuador
The Governments of Chile and Bolivia and Chile held a new round of talks in Ecuador to advance in the normalization of their bilateral relations, it was reported Monday.
Mon, 24 May 2021 09:52:00 GMTColombian chief negotiator with protesters resigns
The Colombian Government's High Commissioner for Peace in charge of recent negotiations with the opposition National Strike Committee (CNP) Miguel Ceballos has turned in his resignation to President Iván Duque, it was announce...
Mon, 24 May 2021 09:29:00 GMTScholar highlights differences between Uruguayans and Argentines
Uruguayan-Canadian scientist Nicolás Saldías of the Intelligence Unit within the famed publication The Economist, has described that ”Argentina and Uruguay are two countries that could be defined as twin brothers raised by ...